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Apr. 4—A plan to change ballot language for tax levies across Ohio has support from a group which calculates property taxes and opposition from entities which spend them. Ohio House Bill 140 ...
The Ohio Voters Bill of Rights would enshrine in the state constitution the right for all Ohioans to vote safely and securely and require automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration ...
African-American activist Robert Purvis refused to pay his Pennsylvania state taxes in protest against the state's denial of equal voting rights to black citizens around 1838, and then refused to pay the part of his property tax that went towards education in 1853 when his children were refused admission to the whites-only classrooms. [47]
Paid protesters or professional protesters [a] are people who participate in public outrage or objection in exchange for payment. [1] [2] The expression may be directed against individuals, organizations and governments or against protests against the government with the aim of breaking up or discrediting a protest.
Thus, taxes may be paid under "protest". [7] At common law, and under some earlier tax statutes, the filing of a protest at the time of payment of an erroneous tax was a requirement in order for the payor to recover a refund of the tax at a later time. In the case of U.S. federal taxes, the rule was abolished by Congress in 1924. [8]
As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Ohio.
The position of the Internal Revenue Service based upon the statutes and upon the related legal precedents in case law, is that these and similar tax protest arguments are frivolous and, if adopted by taxpayers as a basis for failure to timely file tax returns or pay taxes, may subject such taxpayers to penalties. On its web site, the IRS states: